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Nearest Communities to San Antonio,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to San Antonio, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for San Antonio:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from San Antonio.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Although our information shows that the community of San Antonio is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Rio Arriba County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rio Arriba County: Archuleta (CO), Conejos (CO), Los Alamos, Mora, San Juan, Sandoval, Santa Fe & Taos.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 58 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of San Antonio. Of these communities, 34 are located in counties other than Rio Arriba County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for San Antonio (which is Rio Arriba County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from San Antonio

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Rio Arriba County   (where San Antonio resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.rio-arriba.org/
    • County Seat for Rio Arriba:   Tierra Amarilla
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to San Antonio   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from San Antonio.
      • San Miguel
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • San Miguel is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
      • Lava ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
      • Big Horn
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Big Horn is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
      • Los Pinos
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Los Pinos is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Pinos
      • Sublette
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
      • Toltec
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Toltec is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
      • Crowther Cow Camp
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Crowther Cow Camp is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowther Cow Camp
      • Las Tablas
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Las Tablas is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Tablas
      • Lobato ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
      • Ensenada
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Ensenada is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensenada
      • Brazos
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Tierra Amarilla ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Tierra Amarilla is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Amarilla
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        • Chama
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <4>
        • Petaca
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Vallecitos
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Los Ojos
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • South Petaca
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • South Petaca is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Petaca
        • La Puente ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • La Puente is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puente
        • Rutheron
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
        • Willow Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Willow Creek is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
        • Las Nutrias
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Las Nutrias is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
        • Cebolla
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ancones
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Ancones is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancones
        • Canjilon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Taos County
    • County Website:   https://www.taoscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Taos:   Taos
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to San Antonio   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from San Antonio.
      • No Agua
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • No Agua is located in Taos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
      • McGreggor Place
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • McGreggor Place is located in Taos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGreggor Place
      • Tres Piedras
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Servilleta
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Servilleta is located in Taos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
      • Sunshine Valley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Sunshine Valley is located in Taos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Valley
      • Sunshine
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Sunshine is located in Taos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Buena Vista
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cerro
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Archuleta County
  • Conejos County
    • County Website:   https://conejoscounty.colorado.gov/
    • County Seat for Conejos:   Conejos (CO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to San Antonio   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from San Antonio.
      • Ortiz
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
      • Canon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Canon is located in Conejos County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
      • San Antonio
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • San Antonio is located in Conejos County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • Fox Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Fox Creek is located in Conejos County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
      • Las Mesitas
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Las Mesitas is located in Conejos County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Mesitas
      • Mogote
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Mogote is located in Conejos County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
      • Osier
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
      • Paisaje
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Paisaje is located in Conejos County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisaje
      • Antonito
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Guadalupe
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Guadalupe is located in Conejos County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
      • Conejos
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lobatos
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Lobatos is located in Conejos County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobatos
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        • Cumbres
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
        • Espinosa
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Espinosa is located in Conejos County (CO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espinosa
        • Romeo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Romeo is located in Conejos County (CO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <4>
        • Los Cerritos
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County (CO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
        • Manassa
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Manassa is located in Conejos County (CO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassa <4>
        • Bountiful
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Bountiful is located in Conejos County (CO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
        • Capulin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Centro
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Centro is located in Conejos County (CO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro
        • La Jara
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • La Jara is located in Conejos County (CO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <4>
        • Richfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Richfield is located in Conejos County (CO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
        • Sanford
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sanford is located in Conejos County (CO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
  • Costilla County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- San Antonio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about San Antonio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.